You are here

Category: Industry Comment

Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners is first livery company accredited as Living Wage employer

WCEC is first Living Wage-accredited livery company

As of 1 February 2022, the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) is an accredited Living Wage Employer, the first and only City of London Livery company to achieve the status. The...
Cleaning and hygiene industry urged to have its say on Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship proposals

Have your say on industry apprenticeship proposals

Cleaning and hygiene sector employers, training operatives, providers and assessment organisations are being urgently encouraged to have their say on proposals for an Apprenticeship Levy accredited...
Robert Scott reveals cleaning trends for 2022

2022 cleaning trends revealed

Leading cleaning product manufacturer and distributor Robert Scott has revealed the findings of its latest customer research, identifying the key trends that will dominate the cleaning and hygiene...
Healthcare, hospitality, and other cleaning staff facing ‘burnout’ due to severe staff shortages

Cleaning staff face ‘burnout’ due to severe shortages

Industry leaders have warned that cleaning staff in healthcare, hospitality and other parts of the sector are facing burnout because of increased workloads, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and severe...
The cleaning industry needs to adapt to combat ‘critical’ staffing shortages

Cleaning industry: adapt to combat ‘critical’ staff shortages

Employers in the cleaning sector need to adapt to a rapidly changing workforce if they are to win the ‘frantic’ battle for workers. redwigwam, the UK’s largest flexible worker...
Public health could be at risk by severe cleaning and hygiene sector staff shortages

Public health potentially at risk from severe cleaning staff shortages

Severe staff shortages affecting the cleaning and hygiene sector, combined with an increased threat from Coronavirus, could potentially put the health of members of the public at risk, the body...
Commercial laundries plan Sustainability Pact

TSA plans Sustainability Pact

The Textile Services Association (TSA) is putting together a Sustainability Pact that’s designed to support commercial laundries in their drive to deliver a more sustainable future. The...
BCC calls for industry APPG to urgently make progress on key issues

BCC urges APPG to make progress

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has urgently called on the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry to drive progress on key issues affecting the sector. ...
Work smarter, not harder: Revolutionising pubic sector tenders

Work smarter, not harder: Revolutionising pubic sector tenders

As all small business owners will know, SMEs tend to operate on finer margins and sharper knife edges than their larger counterparts. Challenges, such as new competitors and economic uncertainty,...
Severe cleaning and hygiene staff shortages could hit COVID-19 recovery warns BCC

BCC warns of ‘severe’ cleaning and hygiene staff shortages

The cleaning and hygiene industry is suffering ‘severe’ staff shortages, with the rate of vacancies having increased dramatically, according to a new survey of the industry. The...

Read our latest Issue

Products & Services Guide 2025/26

Floorcare Supplement 2025